In the 85/86 promotion season we managed 10 wins on the bounce

18 matches unbeaten with 14 wins and 4 draws, that form would give us 76 points this season.

The next two games will confirm if the play offs are possible, or not.

Posted By: nikellie on January 24th 2026 at 17:17:54

Message Thread

To reach the POs in the past 5 years you’ve needed (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 17:04:12
- One game at a time (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 24, 19:02:23
- Looking at the odds (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:57:44
  - I got 80/1 on top 6 and 250/1 promotion on BetFair in December. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boyer, Jan 24, 18:02:58
    - I had a look on oddschecker after WBA (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 18:14:27
- I'll take safety with three games left (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 24, 17:39:53
  - I will take safety in last minute of last game (n/m) (NCFC) - IG88, Jan 24, 18:26:56
    - FOYSC (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 18:51:51
- Win Monday and it's on! (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 24, 17:35:58
  - troll (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:38:41
    - haha. i posted in the wrong place. should have been a 1st of the day on the 7th (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 24, 20:49:07
      - A likely story (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 21:39:59
      - ... (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 24, 20:51:37
- points needed for 6th (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 24, 17:35:02
  - sorry ... the team placed 6th on feb 1st (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 24, 17:36:10
- Absolutely. Let’s just get safe first, and that won’t be straightforward. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 24, 17:26:18
  - As Jame Sward points out below (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 17:33:51
    - Blimey another dreadful take (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:37:25
  - Not being shit like under Manning should be very straightforward (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:29:55
- So... (NCFC) - avid_canary, Jan 24, 17:19:40
- In the 85/86 promotion season we managed 10 wins on the bounce (NCFC) - nikellie, Jan 24, 17:17:54
  - Well, that season we didn't give the rest of the league a 15 game head start (NCFC) - APB, Jan 24, 17:24:04
- Top half finish should be the aim. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 24, 17:16:40
- It’s unlikely but doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:11:54
  - Of course need to pull away from relegation before .. (NCFC) - loz, Jan 24, 17:17:18
  - You should try to win every single game (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:14:24
    - But we don’t need to win every game (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:16:45
      - Did anyone think 2.22PPG was possible (gets 70) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:19:55
        
        Maybe not (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:32:02
- Not with that attitude we won't (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 24, 17:11:42
  - At the start of the season people thought top 2 was possible (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:14:34
    - I don’t think many thought top two was possible tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:15:52
      - Loads did (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:35:02
        
        Blimey, although I do think 4th not impossible (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:44:13
        
        Apology accepted 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 18:16:37
- Correct, and I wouldn’t actually want to go up this season (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 24, 17:08:32
  - Disagree, get promoted any way or time we can (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 24, 18:57:42
  - Spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorceee, Jan 24, 18:06:04
  - Let’s lose at Wembley on pens tben (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:12:40
- It’s just SCC trolling (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:06:57
  - Eh? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:11:16
    - Depends what target you’re putting in it (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:13:19
      - It’s a slim chance sure (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:18:11
- Vmt let’s just stay in the league and build momentum (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jan 24, 17:06:42

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